yes. i’ve got two places i call home. and that is an amazing gift. one that i do not take…
Tag: ponderings
can the unknown path be the right path?
the forest by ågelsjön. just outside norrköping, sweden. let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you…
a world full of art.
“Go into the arts. I’m not kidding. The arts are not a way to make a living. They are a…
gettin’ artsy in august.
i love the beginning of a month. it’s like a chance to start over every 30/31 days. a clean slate….
how one word made all the difference in my little world.
well, i’m close to finishing 2 of my 4 weeks of vacation this summer. i haven’t been anywhere, but that…
tragedy & beauty.
i could be angry. but i choose to channel that anger into passion. i could live in fear. but i…
street corner musings.
i find myself on sidewalks a lot these days. standing on street corners. waiting for buses. and since i’m waiting…
immigration butterflies from an ex-pat.
i’ve got butterflies in my stomach. my palms are sweating. my heart is pounding in my chest. mentally, i feel…
wakey wakey.
why is it that yesterday, when i had nothing i had to do until lunch time, i woke up at…
i’m busy. hoping to get rich.
my entire bedroom has an orange-pink glow to it as the sun sets. it’s warm & calming. i’m under the…
settling in.
i feel stressed today. no real reason why, i guess. true, i have quite a bit to do, but it’s…
6 down. 6 to go.
how is it possible that today is the last day of june?! where has this year gone? we are halfway…
on my mind.
wanderlust. wanderlust. wanderlust. i wanna travel. it’s summer & i wanna get outta dodge. i’m ready for a change of…
how ’bout we kick some ass?
if you know me, in real life or in the blog world, then you know that most days i am…
from a low angle.
“if you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden.” ― Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret…
up-close. (and personal).
today’s photo challenge prompt is up-close. i first took a picture of the bracelet i was wearing, making it look…
day 31: something beautiful.
my something beautiful from today: our friends’/lina’s “brother’s” newborn baby girl’s hand. we’re aunts again. yippee! good evening, good people….
day 30: my personality.
“why am i as i am? to understand that of any person, his whole life, from birth must be reviewed….
day 29: numbers.
i kept trying to think of something really creative for today’s photo challenge… numbers. but, nothing came to me. though,…
wearing my emotions on my sleeve.
well, maybe i’m not really wearing my emotions on my sleeve since i’m not really showing them much these days….
23: technology.
with technology, we always think about moving forward. progressing. everything getting better. faster. thinner. sleeker. cooler. smarter. and to be…
homesick.
it’s nothing really. just a little case of homesickness… wanting to take my love & head down south to the…
do your thing. be you.
good tuesday morning, everyone! as i get back down to business (after some hours off yesterday), i wanted to share…
my cup is overflowing.
i did it. i made it. i stood up, opened my mouth, and let the swedish flow. ok, perhaps it…
on being present. here & now.
sometimes, something comes along at just the right moment. call it karma, providence, serendipity, luck, whatever. somehow it just happens……
sometimes i just need a reminder.
some days you expect the sun to shine, and instead rain falls from the sky. and then, other days, you…
tonight’s last thoughts.
there are four questions of value in life: what is sacred? of what is the spirit made? what is worth…
what would you die for?
for me, today is all about passion. surrender. and trust. passion for a cause, or a belief, that is so…
re-writing history.
quote of the day: history, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be…
you are you. and i am me.
quote of the day: “they say the most important days in your life are the day you were born and…
at the end of the rainbow.
i’m hoping to find something at the end of the rainbow today, since it’s st. patrick’s day. i’m hoping that…
blogging from bed.
that’s it. i decided that this cold is gonna leave me and i’m forcing it out by staging a bed-in….
just for today. just be you.
it has been 4 years since i left my job, my family, my world as i knew it behind. why?…
je ne sias pas.
i don’t know why, but i have a french music obsession today. i’m playing one soothing playlist after another. perhaps…
life in the fast lane.
oh my gosh. where do i begin? life is crazy right now. really good, but crazy. working 1 job 50%…
saturday night streaming.
me hanging out at work friday night, waiting for the youth i work with to arrive. i drank waaaayyy too…
a conversation (pep talk) with myself.
it has worked out that i have some time in front of me to use as i wish. some hours,…
i caved.
for my own mental health, i have given in to the new year’s resolution/promise thing. i figured i needed some…
counting down the hours.
looking back over this year, i realize that it has been truly, truly amazing! i have completed my first full…
welcome to the middle days.
hey, my dear readers and welcome to the middle days. the ones in-between christmas & new year’s day. and you…
surrounded by darkness.
it’s here. the longest night of the year. today is the winter solstice in the northern hemisphere of the world….
say yes. even if you’re totally unsure.
i got this card almost 4 years ago when i visited greece for the first time. i have always thought that…
winter song.
the december winter sky outside my window. it’s friday. i’m stressed because i have so much to do over the…
late at night.
on wednesdays it feels like i work forever. and when i finally get home, i can’t help but turn on…
breathlessly waiting.
i’m still in the middle of my little personal retreat. i’m not quite ready to share what i’ve read from…
what to do with my monday.
a rainy window, with christmas lights outside, on the first sunday in advent. last night there was a storm all…
simplicity.
sunday was a good day. it felt simple. that’s just the best way to describe it. simple. ordinary. and yet,…
what a wednesday.
ok. finally a teeny, tiny bit of time to write. wednesdays are my long days. i go to both of…